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. 2014 Oct;119(4):1002-1003.
doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000336.

Facilitating lung collapse during one lung ventilation can be rational

John Pfitzner  1
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Facilitating lung collapse during one lung ventilation can be rational

John Pfitzner. Anesth Analg. 2014 Oct.
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    Yoshimura T, Ueda K. Yoshimura T, et al. Anesth Analg. 2014 Oct;119(4):1003. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000349. Anesth Analg. 2014. PMID: 25232696 No abstract available.

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